Laptop needs to restart before browser works

**SlapnutSkits** · #1 23rd Apr 2008, 03:33

Sorry if this is in the wrong section...

When I boot my laptop up, wireless is connected and I can get onto MSN no problem. However, when I open internet explorer it opens but nothing loads. When I restart my laptop, it all works fine.

Anybody know what's up here?

I have an Acer Aspire 5050 laptop with Windows Vista.

Cheers.

**tmockingbird** · #2 25th Apr 2008, 04:28

That's awkward. Are you using the latest version of IE (which would be IE7 or IE8 if you want beta)? If not, try upgrading to that. If you are already using the latest version, try reinstalling it.

**KanoakaVirus** · #3 25th Apr 2008, 05:56

Problem could lay with your router?

**SlapnutSkits** · #4 25th Apr 2008, 05:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by kanoakavirus

Problem could lay with your router?

The other computer connected to my router doesn't have the problem, nor did my old laptop.

It doesn't happen everyday. Today it worked as usual when I booted my laptop.

**philthomas** · #5 25th Apr 2008, 11:19

What actually happens when you open Internet Explorer ?

What happens if you click a link from an email .... do you get the same issue ?

What is your Home Page set as ?

**KanoakaVirus** · #6 25th Apr 2008, 13:28

Have you tried other browsers to see if the problem still occurs? i recommend opera or FireFox.

**SlapnutSkits** · #7 25th Apr 2008, 15:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by philthomas

What actually happens when you open Internet Explorer ?

What happens if you click a link from an email .... do you get the same issue ?

What is your Home Page set as ?

I open IE and there's a blank white page with the loading bar at the bottom going slowly, and nothing loads.

My email address is hotmail, so I can't actually get onto my emails until I restart.

My home page is set as MSN.co.uk

**SlapnutSkits** · #8 30th Apr 2008, 09:06

I downloaded Firefox but I encountered the same problem =(

It's happening everyday now, it's driving me up the wall. Sometimes I even sometimes have to restart the laptop twice.

**KanoakaVirus** · #9 30th Apr 2008, 10:31

Disabled all firewalls and set the lowest settings in internet settings to see if theres a difference?

**serverguy** · #10 10th May 2008, 05:25

I expect it might be malware related.

Go to the Virus, Spyware & Security Forum

Do everything in the first post in this post.

Then start a new thread in that forum and post the Hijack This log you created. Say you are having this problem and link back if possible.

Someone will look over it and suggest a course of action.